It’s True: Obama Offered Clinton Secretary of State Position

According to Nico Pitney at the Huffington Post:

“President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said.”

Pitney quotes a “long-time Clinton aide” on the NY senator’s qualifications for the job at State:

‘“She is a beloved figure around the world. She has visited over 80 countries, as first lady and senator together, the aide told the Huffington Post. Noting the fact that Clinton learned as first lady how to be effective as a ‘backdoor diplomat,’ the former White House assistant said Clinton mastered ‘a lot of the intricacies of these issues before ever joining the Senate's Armed Services committee. She's tough; she had meetings with some Prime Ministers and Presidents where she had to deliver some blunt messages for us.”’